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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1903

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The Queerest Railway Ever Invented. Five Miles a Minute on a Magnet Train

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 5 December 1903 · page 6

The mere thought of travelling 300 miles an hour is enough to take one's breath away, yet such is the electrifying proposition of professor…

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Longest Railway Tunnel in the World

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 12 December 1903 · page 5

A most remarkable trouble has been met by the engineers who are digging the wonderful tunnel that runs through the great Simpton…

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SYDNEY, Tuesday. 10.30 a.m. Train Wrecking

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 December 1903 · page 2

An attempt to wreck a train has been discovered near Glen Iris in Victoria, a piece of timber and a number of stones being placed across the line…

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Mountain Train

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 4

The Armidale municipal council has received a communication from the Morce Council to the effect that the Railway Commissioners had been…

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The New Railway Station. Agitation for an Overhead Bridge

The Moree News · Tuesday 22 December 1903 · page 2

The new railway station platform was opened to traffic on Friday afternoon. The now entrance provided from Northen-street, on the other side…

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Overhead Bridge at Station

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 December 1903 · page 2

The following petition to the Rail way Commissioners has been signed by the Mayor and Aldermen and lending townsmen :—…

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The Bridge Store

Manilla Express · Thursday 24 December 1903 · page 4

Being the oldest house in Manilla, it is only fitting that the Bridge Store should set an example in the way of a Christmas display. The…

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Christmas Sketcher. Christmas Railways

Manilla Express · Thursday 24 December 1903 · page 2

IF the Christmas festival was St abolished, the railway companies would, so far as their receipts from passengers are concerned, find…

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